The Warlocks Den - WoW Warlock Discussions

Most people are capable of leveling, it's really not that hard to do, but have you ever wondered how some people seem to level with such ease while you are left struggling, bogged down by the corpse trail they leave behind? I have lots of characters, there's nothing that warms my heart more than the fresh smell of a level 1, particularly if I haven't eaten for a few days. When I started my 3rd Undead character, a Warlock, I decided to take note of what I did in the hopes it might help other people, this will eventually be my 4th level 60 so I'm getting pretty good at leveling quickly.

My goal was never to write a guide on how to play your Warlock, this guide could be used by any Undead class really, or even others who wish to start in the Undead area, it is just written from a Warlock's perspective. What I did aim to do though, was to help people group their quests together to achieve more in the time they have to play, thus hopefully, leveling faster. Please note though, this isn't a guide on how to get to 60 in two weeks.

You will notice throughout the guides that it basically just lists what quests I did, in what order and what other's I combined them with. Everyone plays their Warlock differently, which is why I tried to refrain from saying what spells you should use, what pet to play with etc. These are only guides to help you, not tell you how to play.

Things that can effect the guides:

No one will ever have the exact same experience as me even if they do everything in the exact same order. I can not guarantee that by guide 9 you will be in exactly the same spot on the exact same level as me. Things like quests that rely on something dropping will effect how much xp you earn depending on how good the drop rate happens to be for you.

Rest state and how much time you have to play can effect the xp earnt as those who don't play very much will have more rest state (200% xp) to help them. My play time varies, some days I only had an hour to spare in between real life, other days I was fortunate enough to sit down for five or six hours.

Things not included:

I tried throughout the guides to remain as a solo player so that anyone could follow the guides, not just those with friends or guilds. To help with that I chose not to do any quests I couldn't do solo, that includes elite quests and any instances. Because of that, if you are able to do them, that can only help your leveling further.

My guides also don't include any PvP or experience earned from Battleground quests, again to try to ensure that everyone can follow them, even those that don't like PvP. I also didn't list what I call the "in between quests" the ones that are just talking to someone, perhaps deliverying something etc. I figure you're all bright enough to be able to handle those on your own.

As I mentioned above, these guides are not "how to play your Warlock", I leave that up to you and your wondeful imaginations, I put these together in the hopes to show there are multiple places you can level at once, different routes you can take rather than the stock standard, and how grouping your quests can really help.

About me:

I played most days of the week, even if only for an hour or two, and that included taking the time to note down everything for these guides. Although I do tend to play almost every day, I consider myself a "casual player", long gone are the days where I could sit down for 12 hours repeatedly. I am also what I call a "safe soloer" in that I used my Voidwalker most of the time, however I did bring out either the Imp or Succubus when required.

My talent build:

Because I chose to go the Demonology route from the start, I felt I should share the talents I chose. I decided to level with a Demonology build as I wanted my pet's to be the best they could, and with more hitpoints, more mana and doing more damage, I figured it could only assist in my leveling.

Affliction Talents - 10 points

Improved Corruption rank 5/5
Improved Life Drain rank 5/5

Demonology Talents - 41 points

Improved Healthstone rank 2/2
Improved Imp rank 3/3
Demonic Embrace rank 5/5
Improved Voidwalker rank 3/3
Fel Intellect rank 5/5
Improved Succubus rank 3/3
Fel Domination rank 1/1
Fel Stamina rank 5/5
Master Summoner rank 2/2
Unholy Power rank 5/5
Demonic Sacrifice rank 1/1
Master Demonologist rank 5/5
Soul Link rank 1/1

Destruction Talents - 0 points

Before you get started:

I know, I know, you've made your character and chomping at the bit to get out there and start leveling, but before we do, let's get ourselves set up. Starting with just what the game offers, I remove the food and water from the end slots of the hotkey bar (left click and drag off), same with the dagger, I really don't need to see it flashing to tell I am attacking. I move Demon skin to the end slot (+) and put Shadowbolt in the second (2).

Now while some people will say that playing with 'add ons' ruins the game, I personally can't live without them, so to start with I ensure I have the following:

CTMod
Obtained from : http://www.ctmod.net/
Basically this is a complete UI add-on. I use it for the extra hotkey bars, target health / mana information, and a few of the other features it offers. Have a look over the information provided on the site to get a full idea of what it can do.

MonkeyQuest
Obtained from : http://www.curse-gaming.com/mod.php?addid=343
Every since I discovered this mod I have been incapable of living without it. This add on puts a little box on your screen (which you can move around) that shows you as much information about your current quests as you want. I put the box at the bottom right part of my screen, have it expand up and have "hide completed objectives" ticked so they shrink down when I am finished, helps to see what you still have left.

Note : If you have double quest level's showing up, e.g. [2] [2] Quest Name, ensure you have quest level's turned off with CTMod.

MonkeyBuddy
Obtained from : http://www.curse-gaming.com/mod.php?addid=515
This works with the above, and really all it does is make it easier for you to set up Monkeyquest. This gives you a visual aid to make changes instead of having to set the MonkeyQuest up via keyboard commands.

There are probably lots of other UI's out there to choose from, and certainly a lot more add on's, and if you want to have a look for them I recommend Curse Gaming ( http://www.curse-gaming.com ). If you have any questions, then The Warlocks Den ( http://www.wowmb.net ) has a forum section just for UI's, Add ons and Macros.

Other Information:

I put together some "Crypt's Tips" which might come in handy, especially to those just starting. A long with that I have listed what level I started and finished each guide at to give you a rough idea.

I hope you enjoy The Recently Deceased, my undead leveling guides.

/Crypt